Mattress



April 17, 192s. 1,666,280

H. G. BRANDWEIN MATTRESS Filed Nov. 2l. 1921 Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

HENRY G. BRANDWEIN, oF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.y

MATTRESS.

Application filed November 21, 1921. :Serial No. 516,822.

My invention relates to improvements inv mattresses, and more particularly to a mattress, cushion, or other similar article, so made that the tufting shall be confined entirely within the interior of the body of the mattress.

Another object of my invention is to provide a mattress of thefkind described which shall be non-stretchable in either' itslength or width, or both, as desired. Y

The invention has among its further ob-` jects the production of a mattress of the kind` described which is simple, compact, durable, reliable', sanitary and satisfactory for use wherever found applicable.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will .be obvious to those skilled inthe art fromA the disclosures hereingiven.

To this end myinvention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims. i i

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or correspondingy parts, v

Fig. l is a plan view of my device, showing a portion of the top cover sheet broken away;

F ig.' 2 is a section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. '3 is a section taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig'. 4 is a section similar to that shown in Fig. 2, but illustratingr a modified form, and

Fig. 5 is a section taken substantially on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiments'of my invention, there is shown a pair of opposed cover sheets l and 2, as shown` one of these being the bottom sheet and the other the top sheet. The bounding edges of said sheets have binding or side portions 3 secured thereto to connect the spaced cover sheets and secure them together to provide a receptacle, so that a filling material 4, of' hair, felt, cotton, or any other suitable fiber or filling may be stuffed therein to make a resilient cushion. The corners or edges of the mattress may be stitched or formedso as to provide roll edges about each face of the mattress.

Ordinarily mattresses are made by stuffing the filling material'between the opposed cover sheets and then tufting said filled mattress at regular or` irregular intervals. The ordinary processof tufting is to pass threads of twine, rope, or other suitable 1naterial, through both sheets of the mattress and secure the'outer ends of said tufts by tying to leather, felt, or like washers, to prevent the twine or. thread from tearing through the cover sheets. Dirt, dust or other foreign matter usually gathers under these washers, making the mattress unsightly and unsanita'ry'. These washers or tufts often become lost, and when weight is on the mattress, the'A samepmay hang loose when the ties slacken up, and perhaps pull out.

In order yto overcome this objectionable manner of tufting, I provide in one form narrow bands or strips of material 5, of either cloth, tape, twine, rope, or the like, and secure the samek to the inner surface of one of the cover sheets, as for instance,vthe cover sheet 2 '(see Fig. 2), preferablyA in parallel rows. At regular intervals along formed withldependingL loops 6, the free ends of said loops ybeing securedr to the inner surface of the opposed cover sheet l, as shown. In this manner there is provided a double thickness ofthe strip 5 at the tuft, and a single-'thickness between the tufts., l

In order .tomore securely fasten the-ends of the tufting against pulling out and to make a stronger mattress, the opposite ends of the tufting strips are'extended in opposite directions, as for instance the end 7 of the strip secured. to the inner surface of the sheet 2 extends to the left, while the other end 8 extends to the right, to form substantially a Zfshaped tufting strip. This is not essential to the construction. The strips 5 are secured to the sheets in the preferred construction by rows of stitching 9, and, it desired, other rows'of stitching 10 may be passed through the sheets transversely of the rows 9, passing through the ends of the tufting strips in the row; or, in other words, the rows of stitching 9 and l0 may extend both lengthwise and crosswise of the mattress and intersect at the ends of the tufting strips. These rows of stitching reinforce the mattress against stretching, and therefore tend to keep it in shape so that the tufting 6 cannot pull out.

The strips 5 are sewed in place with the tufting 6 secured to both sheets before the so the length of the strip, the material is` lated to force said filling materialV around the tufting tov securely hold said material againstdisplacement. Y

In the modification or simplified form shown in Figs. 4 and l5,' the'strip portions intermediate the tufting 6 have been omitted, the tuiting in this modification each com-y prising astrip of material ll'having its ends l2 and 13 extending in opposite direc# tions to form substantially a Z-shape, and secured at said oppositelyextendingends to the inner surfaces of the cover sheets l and 2. The stitching 9 and 10, oreither of them,

may be employed, if so preferred.

Thus'it is seen that, as described, there is provided a mattress, cushion, pillow, or the lilre,vhaving a tufted effect and appearance,

` and in which the tuftinfr stri is are confined entirely within. the interior of the body thereof. Not only is themattress more pleasing in appearanceand morewsanitary than ,the mattress wthtuiting projecting beyond the exterior sides of the cover sheets, but

the reinforcing stitching vand strips, if einployed` extending either lengthwise or cross'- wise oi' the mattress, or in both directions, makes the mattress practically non-stretchable.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modiiications may be made in the same without Y,de-

parting from the spirit of my invention; hence I do not Wish to be'understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A mattress of the kind described, comprising a pair of superimposed sheets, iilling material therebetween, and a narrow strip of material extending along the inner surface vof one of said covers and adapted to contact with and be securedatspaccdintertheir tree ends to the in nersurface of they other cover to form tuiting betweensaid covers.

3. A mattress .of the ,kind described, com prising a pair of superimposed spaced sheets, filling material therebetweem and a narrow strip of material bent upon itselt` at,l inter-` vals to form a plurality of spaced loops and secured to the inside surface of one of said covers between said loops so as to have the loops extending therefrom at spacedintervals, the free ends ofl said loops bent to ex tend oppositely to the other end and secured at said bent free ends to theinner surface .oi the other cover to form. tufting between said covers.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

HENRY. e. nnnnpwnm. 

